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Last week, Q-Games announced a name change for the game formerly known as PixelJunk Inc. That game, Nom Nom Galaxy, launches on Steam's Early Access service today at 9:00 a.m. PDT / 12:00 p.m. EDT.

Additionally, Q-Games mixed up the standard approach to a Steam Early Access launch by offering up crowdfunding-style reward tiers through the PC game's site, giving players access to Nom Nom Galaxy and other PixelJunk games as well as bonus DLC materials and a spot in the game's credits. The $9 Early Bird tier is limited to 1,000 copies, and gives players a copy of the game as well as digital wallpaper. The Pioneer Pack tier offers the same rewards for $19.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alphaCrowdFundingearly-accessnom-nom-galaxypcPixelJunkpixeljunk-incQ-Gamesreward-tiersscreenshotsSTEAMsteam-early-accesstrailerThu, 13 Mar 2014 11:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/07/pixeljunk-inc-is-now-nom-nom-galaxy-chomping-on-steam-next-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/07/pixeljunk-inc-is-now-nom-nom-galaxy-chomping-on-steam-next-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/07/pixeljunk-inc-is-now-nom-nom-galaxy-chomping-on-steam-next-week/#comments
Q-Games' PixelJunk Inc has long been in development, and will see an alpha version launch on Steam's Early Access service on March 13. The game, which was originally codenamed "PixelJunk 1-6" in November 2012, will also undergo a name change and be known as Nom Nom Galaxy from here on out.

Q-Games originally planned to launch Nom Nom Galaxy on Steam last year, and now has a quirky Early Access trailer to make up for lost time. In the trailer, Q-Games serves up the game's new name and places items like a PS3 and a copy of StarFox Command in a giant pot of soup. Given that players use lasers to destroy the environment in the 2D platformer and in turn build their soup empire, we guess boiling a game console in a video makes sense on some level.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alphaearly-accessIndiename-changenom-nom-galaxypcpixeljunk-1-6pixeljunk-incPlatformerQ-Gamesscreenshotssteamsteam-early-accesstrailerFri, 07 Mar 2014 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/25/pixeljunk-inc-is-pixeljunk-1-6-on-steam-later-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/25/pixeljunk-inc-is-pixeljunk-1-6-on-steam-later-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/25/pixeljunk-inc-is-pixeljunk-1-6-on-steam-later-this-year/#commentsPixelJunk Inc. - the official moniker of the codenamed PixelJunk 1-6 - is coming to Steam later this year. The 2D game follows budding soup makers looking to strike it rich in the gregarious game of goulash. Essentially, it's a 2D platformer where you use a laser to deconstruct matter in the environment, which you then use to build up your interstellar soup empire. Simple.

In addition to the name and narrowed launch window, developer Q Games has announced Mac and Linux versions of PixelJunk Inc. will follow the PC launch on Steam. PixelJunk 1-6 was announced late last year, specifically for the PC - an uncharacteristic first for the series that traditionally debuts to Sony platforms. Witness the future of soup in the first footage of PixelJunk Inc. above, offered up with a side dish of fresh screens in our gallery below.